Visit this page often to view and download important course material and information. Course material is attached to the calendar below and corresponds with the date it was covered in class. Due dates are noted in red, special events are in blue and homework assignments that will be checked are in purple.
FEBRUARY 2014
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
31 First day of semester 2 3-2-1
Student Profiles
Brainstorm Expectations
Homework Assignment:
Interview someone who isolder than you, in English. Ask them about their life and to describe their attitude:
1) What was the hardest thing that ever happened to them?
2) How did their attitude help them to overcome it?
3) What advice do they have for young people about having a good attitude? Complete this over the weekend and be prepared to share the results of your interview with the class on Monday!
10 Photo Day Semester 1 Reports Out Share results of interview from the weekend Work on I Am Poem in class - this is your only class time to work on this assignment!
Metaphor and Imagery - board note
"The Window" - short story and questions. This will be taken up on Thursday so make sure you finish it before then!
12
Work Period on the following tasks:
1) Finish "The Window" from yesterday
2) "I Am A Rock" poem and questions
3) Parts of Speech Review worksheets Each of these will be taken up tomorow, so make sure you finish them all in class or at home tonight!
13
Take-up "The Window", "I Am a Rock" and Parts of Speech Review Worksheet.
Read "Sammy Sosa" article and respond to questions 1, 2, and 3 on the worksheet below.
18
Discuss Sammy Sosa questions from Thursday
Work period on Sammy Sosa paragraph in the computer lab
19 Early Dismissal
Work period on Sammy Sosa paragraph in the computer lab
20
How to write a summary - board note
"The Search for a Perfect Body" - read the article and complete the worksheet below. Finish this for homework if you haven't finished in class - it will be checked and taken up tomorrow!
21 Sammy Sosa Paragraph Due! Check and take-up "The Search for a Perfect Body" Read "A Career in Changing Lives" by Ty Pennington and complete the worksheet. This worksheet will be collected on Monday, so complete it for homework if it is not finished!
24 Worksheet on Ty Pennington's article "A Career in Changing Lives" due! Introduce Attitude Assignment and work on this in the computer lab. Posters and paragraphs are due on Monday, March 3. Presentations begin on March 3 as well!
25 Early Dismissal Work on the Attitude Assignment in the computer lab
26 OSSLT Practice Test - write in the Cafe
27
Work on the Attitude Assignment in the computer lab
28
Announce Reading Comprehension Test - Wednesday, March 5! Prepare for test by completing the practice test distributed today as well reviewing your returned Ty Pennington summary and Sammy Sosa paragraph.
Reading Comprehension Practice Test - complete in class and for homework. This will be checked and taken up on Tuesday, March 4!
MARCH 2014
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
3 Attitude Assignment Due - hand in two paragraphs and poster, and present your poster to the class!
Attitude Assignment Presentations
Work on Reading Comprehension Practice Test. Complete for homework if you are not finished yet - this will be checked and taken up tomorrow!
4 Early Dismissal
Check and take-up Reading Comprehension Practice Test
5 Reading Comprehension Test
6 Interim Reports Out
Read articles about Rick Hansen and Priscilla Lopes-Schliep and respond to questions. This was taken up in class.
7 PA Day - No Class
10 March Break - No Class
11 March Break - No Class
12 March Break - No Class
13 March Break - No Class
14 March Break - No Class
17
Introduce newspaper articles - handout and board note
"Ontario adds $3 million to student nutrition programs" - newspaper article to read and analyze. This was taken up in class.
Return attitude assignments
18
Practice brainstorming for writing a newspaper article with "Country Pigs Stop City Traffic" (handouts)
Return and take-up practice literacy tests
19
Literacy Test Preparation Package - handout. If you do not finish this in class today, make sure you complete it for homework as it will be checked and taken up tomorrow!
20
Check and take-up Literacy Test Preparation Package from yesterday.
Introduce Newspaper Assignment and work on planning it.
21 Late Start
Work period on newspaper article in the computer lab
24
Work on newspaper article assignment in the computer lab
25 Newspaper Article Due! Early Dismissal
"Toronto countdown crosswalks have led to increase in pedestrian collisions, study finds" - newspaper article to read and analyze. This will be taken up tomorrow, so make sure you complete it for homework if you didn't finish it in class!
26
Take-up newspaper article analysis from yesterday.
Grammar review - verb tenses. If you don't finish this in class, make sure you finish it for homework because it will be taken up on Friday!
Return newspaper articles - make sure you review my comments before OSSLT tomorrow!
Make sure you get a good night sleep and eat a FULL breakfast before the Literacy Test tomorrow!
Read "Flowers and Freckle Cream" by Elizabeth Ellis and respond to the questions. Complete this for homework if you don't finish in class, it will be checked and discussed tomorrow!
APRIL 2014
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
1
Check and take-up "Flowers and Freckle Cream" from yesterday
Read "On the Sidewalk Bleeding" and work on the questions. This will be checked and taken-up tomorrow, so finish this for homework if you didn't finish it in class!
2
Check and take-up "On the Sidewalk Bleeding" from yesterday
Read "Thank-You, Ma'am" and work on the questions. This will be checked and taken-up tomorrow, so finish this for homework if you didn't finish it in class!
Updated marks distributed
3 Parent-Teacher Interviews Period C and D classes in the morning - no ESL class today
4 Short Story Journal Due! Late Start
Check "Thank-You Ma'am" - this will be taken up on Monday because it wasn't completed for homework. Make sure you show this to me on Monday if you haven't already!
Introduce Short Story Paragraph - work on outline in class.
8
Work on Short Story Paragraph in the computer lab
9 Short Story Paragraph Due!
Read "Alexander Graham Bell" handout as a class and work on the questions. This will be checked and taken up tomorrow, so complete for homework if you didn't finish it in class.
10 Early Dismissal
Check and take-up "Alexander Graham Bell" questions.
Introduce our class novel, The Hydrofoil Mystery by Eric Walters. Distribute vocabulary handout, chapter questions, and literature circles assignment.
Sign up for literature circles.
11
Read chapter 1 of The Hydrofoil Mystery together, and complete all of the chapter questions.
Read chapter 2 of The Hydrofoil Mystery independently and complete questions 2, 4-8, 10.
Complete all of these chapter questions for homework if you didn't finish it in class today. They will be checked and taken up on Monday!
14 Term 2 Begins
Check and take-up questions from The Hydrofoil Mystery chapters 1 and 2
Read Hydrofoil chapter 3 and do questions 1, 3, and 6. These will be checked and taken up in class on Thursday, so make sure you are up to date for then if you didn't finish in class!
Begin wroking on your literature circle if you finish early
Return short story paragraphs and midterm report card marks
15
Read The Hydrofoil Mystery chapter 4 and respond to questions 2, 3, 7, 8, and 9. These will be checked and taken up in class on Thursday, so make sure you are up to date for then if you didn't finish in class!
Continue working on your literature circle if you finish early.
16
Read The Hydrofoil Mystery chapter 5 and respond to questions 1, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 10. These will be checked and taken up in class tomorrow, so make sure you are up to date for then if you didn't finish in class!
Continue working on your literature circle if you finish early. Remember to bring all of your materials to class tomorrow in order to be ready to participate in our first literature circle!
17
Check and take-up responses to questions from chapters 3, 4, and 5 of The Hydrofoil Mystery.
The Hydrofoil Mystery Literature Circle #1. Make sure you've read chapters 1-5 and are ready to share your role with your group!
Important announcements about due dates:
- There will be a Hydrofoil comprehension test on Tuesday, May 6. Keep up to date with readings, questions, and literature circles in order to prepare.
- Literature Circle worksheets will be collected on Wednesday, May 7. Make sure everything is complete as you go to avoid lots of work at the start of May!
Return DEAR Interview Rubrics from your first DEAR interview (for practice) and discuss how to improve for your next interview
Over the weekend, read chapters 6, 7, and 8 of The Hydrofoil Mystery and respond to the following questions. They will be checked and taken up at the start of class on Tuesday!
Chapter 6 - #1-5
Chapter 7 - #1, 3, 4, 5, 6
Chapter 8 - #1, 2, 3
18 Good Friday - no class
21 Easter Monday - no class
22
Check and take-up questions for Hydrofoil chapters 6, 7, and 8
Read chapter 9 of Hydrofoil aloud and complete questions 1 and 2. Read chapter 10 independently and complete questions 2 and 3. If this was not finished in class, complete for homework tonight - it will be checked and taken up tomorrow!
23 The Hydrofoil Mystery Literature Circle #2. Make sure you've read chapters 6-10 and are ready to share your role with your group!
Check and take-up questions for Hydrofoil chapters 9 and 10
24 Mid-Term Reports Distributed in Period A
Read chapter 11 of Hydrofoil together and complete questions 1, 2, and the writing prompt.
Read chapter 12 of Hydrofoil independently and complete questions 1, 3, and 4.
Make sure chapter questions are complete for class tomorrow if you haven't finished in class, because they will be checked and taken up!
25
Check and take-up questions for Hydrofoil chapters 11 and 12
Read Hydrofoil chapter 13 aloud, and respond to questions 2-6. If you did not finish this in class, make sure it is completed for homework as it will be checked and taken up on Monday!
28
Check and take-up questions for Hydrofoil chapter 13.
Read Hydrofoil chapter 14 aloud and do question 2 and the writing prompt.
Read Hydrofoil chapter 15 independently and do questions 1, 3, 4 and 5.
These questions will be checked and taken up tomorrow, so make sure you complete them for homework if you didn't finish in class!
29 The Hydrofoil Mystery Literature Circle #3. Make sure you've read chapters 11-15 and are ready to share your role with your group!
Early Dismissal
Check and take-up questions for Hydrofoil chapters 14 and 15
30
Read Hydrofoil chapter 16 independently and respond to questions 1, 4, 5, 6.
These questions will be checked and taken up tomorrow, so make sure you complete them for homework if you didn't finish in class!
MAY 2014
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
1
Check and take-up answers to questions from Hydrofoil chapter 16
Review format for Hydrofoil test next Tuesday, and expectations for Literature Circle package due next Wednesday
Read part of Hydrofoil chapter 17 aloud, and the rest of it independently. Complete questions 1, 4, 5, 6 for this chapter.
Read chapter 18 of Hydrofoil independently and complete questions 2, 3, 4, 5.
These questions will be checked and taken up tomorrow, so make sure you complete them for homework if you didn't finish in class!
2
Check and take-up answers to questions from Hydrofoil chapters 17 and 18.
Read Hydrofoil chapter 20 independently and complete questions 2, 3, 4. These questions will be checked and taken up on Monday, so make sure you complete them for homework if you didn't finish in class!
5 The Hydrofoil Mystery Literature Circle #4. Make sure you've read chapters 16-20 and are ready to share your role with your group!
Check and take-up Chapters 19 and 20 questions from Hydrofoil.
Review expectations for tomorrow's test and literature circles package due Wednesday. Work on reviewing for your test independently or on preparing your literature circles package when you finish your discussion.
6 Hydrofoil Test
7 Literature Circles Package due
Parts of a Comic Book - introduction to this medium in preparation for your assignment.
Work on Hydrofoil epilogue comic assignment in the computer lab using Bitstrips
13
Work on Hydrofoil epilogue comic assignment in the computer lab using Bitstrips
14 Sophie Millman concert in the cafeteria
15 Hydrofoil epilogue comic strip assignment due! Hand in storyboard at the start of class and good copy online through Bitstrips before class starts!
Prom
Hydrofoil epilogue comic strip assignment presentations begin
Return Hydrofoil Literature Circles and updated mars
16 Toronto Island Field Trip Forms Due! Hydrofoil epilogue comic strip assignment presentations conclude
19 Victoria Day - no class
20
Begin watching Stand by Me
21
Finish watching Stand by Me
22 Toronto Island Field Trip - bring $4.50 and your student ID for the ferry fare, as well as return TTC fare. Bring a lunch (there's nowhere to buy one!) and sunscreen, water, a hat, and anything else you want to use on the Island for the day (ex. frisbee, beach ball, blanket, etc.). Remember to meet in the foyer at 8:45am sharp!
23 Dismissal at 12:15
Reflections from yesterday's field trip
DEAR
Comics Returned
26 Late Start
Introduce Culminating Activity
27 Early Dismissal
Scarlet and Grey Day - Special Scedule
Grammar Review
28
Select topics for Culminating Activity
Research Skills Presentation in the Library in preparation for Culminating Activity
29 Arts Night
Exam Schedules Distributed
Research Period in the Library for Culminating Activity
Return DEAR Interview rubrics and distribute updated marks. These are your term marks and reflect everything that will be done for the course except the culminating and exam.
30
Research Period in the Library for Culminating Activity
JUNE 2014
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
2
Research Period in the Library for Culminating Activity
3
Athletic Banquet
Research Period in the Library for Culminating Activity
4
Work Period in the computer lab on Presentations
5
Work Period in the computer lab on Presentations. Begin rehearsing your presentation if you complete it in time.
6 Moratorium
Work Period in the computer lab on Presentations. Begin rehearsing your presentation if you complete it in time.
9 Culminating Research notes due and presentations begin. Everyone must be ready to present today!
Moratorium
10 Culminating Presentations Continue
Moratorium
11
Culminating Presentations Conclude
Moratorium
Work Period on Culminating Reflections in the computer lab.
12
Culminating Reflections due! In-Class Exams during Period B
Begin exam review - Distribute practice exam and work on Part A.
13 In-Class Exams during Period A
Discuss how to complete Part B of the exam
Work on the practice exam. We will take up Part A on Monday, so make sure it's complete for then!
Welcome to ESL D at Newtonbrook Secondary School!
Visit this page often to view and download important course material and information. Course material is attached to the calendar below and corresponds with the date it was covered in class. Due dates are noted in red, special events are in blue and homework assignments that will be checked are in purple.
FEBRUARY 2014
First day of semester 2
3-2-1
Student Profiles
Brainstorm Expectations
Human Bingo
Class Contract
Letters - make sure you hand in your response by the end of class!
Reading Diagnostic
Course Outlines - remember to bring your course outline signed by you and your parents tomorrow!
Introduce DEAR Assignment (Independent Reading) and sign up for interviews.
Library visit - tour of the library and sign out a book to read. Remember to bring it to class every Wednesday and Friday!
Attitude - a definition (handout)
"A Good Attitude" - poem and discussion
Attitude vocabulary list
Perseverance - Michael Jordan quote (handout)
"The Little Bird in Chains" - poem read in class and discussed (handout)
I Am Poem assignment distributed and explained - due next Friday at the start of class!
Homework Assignment:
Interview someone who isolder than you, in English. Ask them about their life and to describe their attitude:
1) What was the hardest thing that ever happened to them?
2) How did their attitude help them to overcome it?
3) What advice do they have for young people about having a good attitude?
Complete this over the weekend and be prepared to share the results of your interview with the class on Monday!
Photo Day
Semester 1 Reports Out
Share results of interview from the weekend
Work on I Am Poem in class - this is your only class time to work on this assignment!
Information about the literacy test
Metaphor and Imagery - board note
"The Window" - short story and questions. This will be taken up on Thursday so make sure you finish it before then!
Work Period on the following tasks:
1) Finish "The Window" from yesterday
2) "I Am A Rock" poem and questions
3) Parts of Speech Review worksheets
Each of these will be taken up tomorow, so make sure you finish them all in class or at home tonight!
Take-up "The Window", "I Am a Rock" and Parts of Speech Review Worksheet.
Read "Sammy Sosa" article and respond to questions 1, 2, and 3 on the worksheet below.
This will be taken up in class tomorrow, so make sure you finish it for homework if it wasn't finished in class!
Return Letters and Reading Diagnostic
I Am Poem due! Remember to hand in template and rough draft with good copy!
Review Paragraph Writing and introduce Sammy Sosa Paragraph (see question sheet from yesterday for paragraph instructions)
Family Day - No Class
Discuss Sammy Sosa questions from Thursday
Work period on Sammy Sosa paragraph in the computer lab
Early Dismissal
Work period on Sammy Sosa paragraph in the computer lab
How to write a summary - board note
"The Search for a Perfect Body" - read the article and complete the worksheet below. Finish this for homework if you haven't finished in class - it will be checked and taken up tomorrow!
I Am Poems returned
Sammy Sosa Paragraph Due!
Check and take-up "The Search for a Perfect Body"
Read "A Career in Changing Lives" by Ty Pennington and complete the worksheet. This worksheet will be collected on Monday, so complete it for homework if it is not finished!
Worksheet on Ty Pennington's article "A Career in Changing Lives" due!
Introduce Attitude Assignment and work on this in the computer lab. Posters and paragraphs are due on Monday, March 3. Presentations begin on March 3 as well!
Early Dismissal
Work on the Attitude Assignment in the computer lab
OSSLT Practice Test - write in the Cafe
Work on the Attitude Assignment in the computer lab
Announce Reading Comprehension Test - Wednesday, March 5! Prepare for test by completing the practice test distributed today as well reviewing your returned Ty Pennington summary and Sammy Sosa paragraph.
Reading Comprehension Practice Test - complete in class and for homework. This will be checked and taken up on Tuesday, March 4!
MARCH 2014
Attitude Assignment Due - hand in two paragraphs and poster, and present your poster to the class!
Attitude Assignment Presentations
Work on Reading Comprehension Practice Test. Complete for homework if you are not finished yet - this will be checked and taken up tomorrow!
Early Dismissal
Check and take-up Reading Comprehension Practice Test
Reading Comprehension Test
Interim Reports Out
Read articles about Rick Hansen and Priscilla Lopes-Schliep and respond to questions. This was taken up in class.
PA Day - No Class
March Break - No Class
March Break - No Class
March Break - No Class
March Break - No Class
March Break - No Class
Introduce newspaper articles - handout and board note
"Ontario adds $3 million to student nutrition programs" - newspaper article to read and analyze. This was taken up in class.
Return attitude assignments
Practice brainstorming for writing a newspaper article with "Country Pigs Stop City Traffic" (handouts)
Return and take-up practice literacy tests
Literacy Test Preparation Package - handout. If you do not finish this in class today, make sure you complete it for homework as it will be checked and taken up tomorrow!
Check and take-up Literacy Test Preparation Package from yesterday.
Introduce Newspaper Assignment and work on planning it.
Late Start
Work period on newspaper article in the computer lab
Work on newspaper article assignment in the computer lab
Newspaper Article Due!
Early Dismissal
"Toronto countdown crosswalks have led to increase in pedestrian collisions, study finds" - newspaper article to read and analyze. This will be taken up tomorrow, so make sure you complete it for homework if you didn't finish it in class!
Take-up newspaper article analysis from yesterday.
Grammar review - verb tenses. If you don't finish this in class, make sure you finish it for homework because it will be taken up on Friday!
Return newspaper articles - make sure you review my comments before OSSLT tomorrow!
Make sure you get a good night sleep and eat a FULL breakfast before the Literacy Test tomorrow!
OSSLT - No Class
Introduction to Short Story Literary Elements
Return Reading Comprehension Test and take-up answers
Introduce Short Story Journal - complete this before you read each of our short stories this week. Stay on track because it's due on Friday!
Read "Flowers and Freckle Cream" by Elizabeth Ellis and respond to the questions. Complete this for homework if you don't finish in class, it will be checked and discussed tomorrow!
APRIL 2014
Check and take-up "Flowers and Freckle Cream" from yesterday
Read "On the Sidewalk Bleeding" and work on the questions. This will be checked and taken-up tomorrow, so finish this for homework if you didn't finish it in class!
Check and take-up "On the Sidewalk Bleeding" from yesterday
Read "Thank-You, Ma'am" and work on the questions. This will be checked and taken-up tomorrow, so finish this for homework if you didn't finish it in class!
Updated marks distributed
Parent-Teacher Interviews
Period C and D classes in the morning - no ESL class today
Short Story Journal Due!
Late Start
Check "Thank-You Ma'am" - this will be taken up on Monday because it wasn't completed for homework. Make sure you show this to me on Monday if you haven't already!
Introduce Short Story Paragraph - work on outline in class.
Take-up "Thank-You, Ma'am"
Work on Short Story Paragraph in the computer lab
Work on Short Story Paragraph in the computer lab
Short Story Paragraph Due!
Read "Alexander Graham Bell" handout as a class and work on the questions. This will be checked and taken up tomorrow, so complete for homework if you didn't finish it in class.
Early Dismissal
Check and take-up "Alexander Graham Bell" questions.
Introduce our class novel, The Hydrofoil Mystery by Eric Walters. Distribute vocabulary handout, chapter questions, and literature circles assignment.
Sign up for literature circles.
Read chapter 1 of The Hydrofoil Mystery together, and complete all of the chapter questions.
Read chapter 2 of The Hydrofoil Mystery independently and complete questions 2, 4-8, 10.
Complete all of these chapter questions for homework if you didn't finish it in class today. They will be checked and taken up on Monday!
Term 2 Begins
Check and take-up questions from The Hydrofoil Mystery chapters 1 and 2
Read Hydrofoil chapter 3 and do questions 1, 3, and 6. These will be checked and taken up in class on Thursday, so make sure you are up to date for then if you didn't finish in class!
Begin wroking on your literature circle if you finish early
Return short story paragraphs and midterm report card marks
Read The Hydrofoil Mystery chapter 4 and respond to questions 2, 3, 7, 8, and 9. These will be checked and taken up in class on Thursday, so make sure you are up to date for then if you didn't finish in class!
Continue working on your literature circle if you finish early.
Read The Hydrofoil Mystery chapter 5 and respond to questions 1, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 10. These will be checked and taken up in class tomorrow, so make sure you are up to date for then if you didn't finish in class!
Continue working on your literature circle if you finish early. Remember to bring all of your materials to class tomorrow in order to be ready to participate in our first literature circle!
Check and take-up responses to questions from chapters 3, 4, and 5 of The Hydrofoil Mystery.
The Hydrofoil Mystery Literature Circle #1. Make sure you've read chapters 1-5 and are ready to share your role with your group!
Important announcements about due dates:
- There will be a Hydrofoil comprehension test on Tuesday, May 6. Keep up to date with readings, questions, and literature circles in order to prepare.
- Literature Circle worksheets will be collected on Wednesday, May 7. Make sure everything is complete as you go to avoid lots of work at the start of May!
Return DEAR Interview Rubrics from your first DEAR interview (for practice) and discuss how to improve for your next interview
Over the weekend, read chapters 6, 7, and 8 of The Hydrofoil Mystery and respond to the following questions. They will be checked and taken up at the start of class on Tuesday!
Chapter 6 - #1-5
Chapter 7 - #1, 3, 4, 5, 6
Chapter 8 - #1, 2, 3
Good Friday - no class
Easter Monday - no class
Check and take-up questions for Hydrofoil chapters 6, 7, and 8
Read chapter 9 of Hydrofoil aloud and complete questions 1 and 2. Read chapter 10 independently and complete questions 2 and 3. If this was not finished in class, complete for homework tonight - it will be checked and taken up tomorrow!
The Hydrofoil Mystery Literature Circle #2. Make sure you've read chapters 6-10 and are ready to share your role with your group!
Check and take-up questions for Hydrofoil chapters 9 and 10
Mid-Term Reports Distributed in Period A
Read chapter 11 of Hydrofoil together and complete questions 1, 2, and the writing prompt.
Read chapter 12 of Hydrofoil independently and complete questions 1, 3, and 4.
Make sure chapter questions are complete for class tomorrow if you haven't finished in class, because they will be checked and taken up!
Check and take-up questions for Hydrofoil chapters 11 and 12
Read Hydrofoil chapter 13 aloud, and respond to questions 2-6. If you did not finish this in class, make sure it is completed for homework as it will be checked and taken up on Monday!
Check and take-up questions for Hydrofoil chapter 13.
Read Hydrofoil chapter 14 aloud and do question 2 and the writing prompt.
Read Hydrofoil chapter 15 independently and do questions 1, 3, 4 and 5.
These questions will be checked and taken up tomorrow, so make sure you complete them for homework if you didn't finish in class!
The Hydrofoil Mystery Literature Circle #3. Make sure you've read chapters 11-15 and are ready to share your role with your group!
Early Dismissal
Check and take-up questions for Hydrofoil chapters 14 and 15
Read Hydrofoil chapter 16 independently and respond to questions 1, 4, 5, 6.
These questions will be checked and taken up tomorrow, so make sure you complete them for homework if you didn't finish in class!
MAY 2014
Check and take-up answers to questions from Hydrofoil chapter 16
Review format for Hydrofoil test next Tuesday, and expectations for Literature Circle package due next Wednesday
Read part of Hydrofoil chapter 17 aloud, and the rest of it independently. Complete questions 1, 4, 5, 6 for this chapter.
Read chapter 18 of Hydrofoil independently and complete questions 2, 3, 4, 5.
These questions will be checked and taken up tomorrow, so make sure you complete them for homework if you didn't finish in class!
Check and take-up answers to questions from Hydrofoil chapters 17 and 18.
Read Hydrofoil chapter 19 aloud and complete questions 2, 3, 4.
Read Hydrofoil chapter 20 independently and complete questions 2, 3, 4.
These questions will be checked and taken up on Monday, so make sure you complete them for homework if you didn't finish in class!
The Hydrofoil Mystery Literature Circle #4. Make sure you've read chapters 16-20 and are ready to share your role with your group!
Check and take-up Chapters 19 and 20 questions from Hydrofoil.
Review expectations for tomorrow's test and literature circles package due Wednesday. Work on reviewing for your test independently or on preparing your literature circles package when you finish your discussion.
Hydrofoil Test
Literature Circles Package due
Parts of a Comic Book - introduction to this medium in preparation for your assignment.
Introduce Hydrofoil comic strip epilogue assignment
Work on storyboard for Hydrofoil comic strip epilogue assignment
Early Dismissal
Work period - Hydrofoil comic strip epilogue assignment storyboard
Hydrofoil comic strip epilogue assignment storyboard due at the end of class if you want feedback before working on your good copy.
Distribute Island Field Trip Forms - return by next Friday.
Work period - Hydrofoil comic strip epilogue assignment storyboard
Return Hydrofoil comic book epilogue storyboards that were handed in on Friday
Return and take-up Hydrofoil Tests
Introduction to Bitstrips
Work on Hydrofoil epilogue comic assignment in the computer lab using Bitstrips
Work on Hydrofoil epilogue comic assignment in the computer lab using Bitstrips
Sophie Millman concert in the cafeteria
Hydrofoil epilogue comic strip assignment due! Hand in storyboard at the start of class and good copy online through Bitstrips before class starts!
Prom
Hydrofoil epilogue comic strip assignment presentations begin
Return Hydrofoil Literature Circles and updated mars
Toronto Island Field Trip Forms Due!
Hydrofoil epilogue comic strip assignment presentations conclude
Victoria Day - no class
Begin watching Stand by Me
Finish watching Stand by Me
Toronto Island Field Trip - bring $4.50 and your student ID for the ferry fare, as well as return TTC fare. Bring a lunch (there's nowhere to buy one!) and sunscreen, water, a hat, and anything else you want to use on the Island for the day (ex. frisbee, beach ball, blanket, etc.). Remember to meet in the foyer at 8:45am sharp!
Dismissal at 12:15
Reflections from yesterday's field trip
DEAR
Comics Returned
Late Start
Introduce Culminating Activity
Early Dismissal
Scarlet and Grey Day - Special Scedule
Grammar Review
Select topics for Culminating Activity
Research Skills Presentation in the Library in preparation for Culminating Activity
Arts Night
Exam Schedules Distributed
Research Period in the Library for Culminating Activity
Return DEAR Interview rubrics and distribute updated marks. These are your term marks and reflect everything that will be done for the course except the culminating and exam.
Research Period in the Library for Culminating Activity
JUNE 2014
Research Period in the Library for Culminating Activity
Athletic Banquet
Research Period in the Library for Culminating Activity
Work Period in the computer lab on Presentations
Work Period in the computer lab on Presentations. Begin rehearsing your presentation if you complete it in time.
Moratorium
Work Period in the computer lab on Presentations. Begin rehearsing your presentation if you complete it in time.
Culminating Research notes due and presentations begin. Everyone must be ready to present today!
Moratorium
Culminating Presentations Continue
Moratorium
Culminating Presentations Conclude
Moratorium
Work Period on Culminating Reflections in the computer lab.
Culminating Reflections due!
In-Class Exams during Period B
Begin exam review - Distribute practice exam and work on Part A.
In-Class Exams during Period A
Discuss how to complete Part B of the exam
Work on the practice exam. We will take up Part A on Monday, so make sure it's complete for then!
In-Class Exams during Period D
Take-up Part A of Practice Exam
Work on Part B of Practice Exam
Return Culminating Activities and Updated Marks
In-Class Exams during Period C
ESL D Exam - 9:00-10:30am in Room 228
Exams
Exams
Exams
Exams
Exams
Exam Review Day - 1/2 day schedule
PA Day - No School
PA Day - No School
Summer Vacation!